While we’ve yet to see any footage from the show, a recent set photo at the very least teased the accuracy of the characters’ distinctive outfits from the original game. In fact, it’s the breaking of this relationship that sparks the main conflict in The Last of Us Part II, the controversial sequel that set Ellie and Joel on very different paths.Īs far as Joel and Ellie are concerned, it’ll be up to Pedro Pascal ( The Mandalorian) and Bella Ramsey ( Game of Thrones) to really sell these characters to general TV audiences as well as bring the depth hardcore fans expect from this duo. At the very least, bringing on one of the game’s creators means that HBO is really striving for authenticity here, and with Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin as executive producer, the network has a showrunner with a proven track record when it comes to edge-of-your-seat drama.īut let’s face it, the main thing The Last of Us fans are going to want to know on day one is how well the show can capture the dynamic between main characters Joel and Ellie, the central relationship of the entire series. It probably has something to do with the fact that the network is taking on one of the greatest video game stories ever told.įortunately, the creative director behind the video games, Neil Druckmann, has written all of the episodes of the show’s upcoming first season, and is even directing one of the episodes.
But even successful translations like Netflix’s excellent Castlevania series haven’t gone through the level of scrutiny from the fandom that’s currently aimed at HBO’s The Last of Us. Apart from one or two exceptions, video game adaptations have always been losing propositions, whether it’s Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Mortal Kombat, or Assassin’s Creed.
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